She went into the debate having been coached. She didn't want to give anyone a 'sound bite' that would reverberate around the internet and she was completely stumped to know how to respond to the issue of headless Mexicans.
She isn't really doing well as a Governor. She has a shrinking administration base by the virtual fact she allows the tax structure in Arizona to remain at 2 to 2 and a half percent while she is shutting down State parks and other services that increase the unemployment rate and decrease any economic uptick that State Parks and Forests can provide during a tougher economic climate.
She states she has balanced the budget, but, when all one does as a Governor is reduce services while begging the federal government for help with illegal immigration issues that isn't governing that is being a accountant and banker. It is astounding that Arizonans are so backward in understanding their own needs and providing for them. She states if the federal government won't do the job of illegal immigration than I will. Really? With whom's money, because, the 'judicially edited' edition of the Arizona law is being funded with federal dollars and policed by federal troops.
She has a lot to pause over when in a debate. Her unemployment rate is 9.7 the Arizona economy is tanking. The link below shows a very lethargic economy in Arizona into 2011. Tourism (Leisure and Hospitality) was down over 5% in 2009 and only nearly 'static' in 2010, but, it doesn't have a projection to ever regain those losses in the next five years. So, Brewer ain't the one to turn the economy of Arizona around even by projections of her own State University.
Arizona Economic Numbers and Projections
http://azeconomy.eller.arizona.edu/AZEconomyData/Outlook.aspx?PublicationID=30
Gov. Jan Brewer freezes in Arizona desert (click title to entry - thank you)
It's rare to see a politician freeze up during his or her canned debate opening or closing. Politicians typically hone these parts of their debate prep because they don't often get what amounts to a free TV commercial to promote their candidacies.
Which is why it was so remarkable to see video of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer experiencing a severe case of brain fade as she delivered her opening statement in a broadcast debate that included Democrat Terry Goddard, the state's attorney general.,,,
